Manoa Teaching AwardsJane Kadohiro, Sankaran Krishna, Gregg Lizenbery, Robert Sullivan and Lois Yamauchi recognized. Read more
Coral HealthManoa's Michael Stat, Ruth Gates and Emily Morris discover a new indicator of coral health. Read more
Ocean Research GrantManoa’s David Karl receives $3.79 million to expand microbial ocean inhabitant research. Read morePreserving Rare PlantsThe Lyon Arboretum is awarded $150,000 to manage and restore rare plants. Read more
Food Science FellowManoa’s James Moy is elected as a fellow of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology. Read moreKudosHilo’s Todd Belt and Manoa’s Rosita Chang, Michael Cheang, Christine Kirk-Kuwaye, Pamela Kutara, Judith Mills Wong and UHFC’s Joyce Okabe. Read moreNew Medical ScholarshipThe John A. Burns Foundation donated $1.7 million to establish medical scholarships. Read more
Growing TaroManoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources publishes the second edition of Taro Mauka to Makai. Read more
Preserving Rare Plants
The Lyon Arboretum has been awarded $150,000 by the State Department of Land and Natural Resources to enhance the arboretum’s infrastructure for the management of rare plant seeds in Hawai'i and for restoration of rare species native to O'ahu. Seeds will be obtained from a variety of sources, including federal and state agencies, and other botanic gardens and land owners.
Half of all known native Hawaiian plants are classified as threatened or endangered or are considered by specialists to be potentially threatened. Because of lack of remaining habitat or of biological understanding of how they reproduce, many of these plants cannot be saved given current resources. However, seed can be maintained long-term in appropriate cold-storage conditions and used later for restoration programs.
“The ultimate goal is to aid recovery of rare species in Hawai'i. These funds will greatly improve the effectiveness and efficiency of rare plant recovery,” says Director Christopher Dunn.